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May 10, 2002, 6:05am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Shhhhhhh - Don't give 'em any bright ideas Bowen. It'd be just our luck
that they'd do it TO EVERYONE!!!

Just my $.02 worth....Cheers for now everyone...:-)

Patrick Cook
Mayor - City of Hamsterville
pchamster at msn.com
Denver, Colorado

May 10, 2002, 6:10am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] However though, if a world simply isn't online (as has been the case with
Broadway World lately), it simply can't be listed in ANY version of the
browser (unless you're STILL on a BOATANCHOR version of the software :-)
*LOL!*).

Just my $.02 worth....Cheers for now everyone :-)

Patrick

May 10, 2002, 6:18am

Hi everyone:

BRAVO Anduin!!!! I agree with you 1000000%. :-)

Patrick

P.S.: I've never found anything offensive in the Gor Worlds either and I
believe there IS an Age Check bot of some sort in one of them (can't
remember which one though) which DOES ask you your age. I dunno if it
actually ejects you (I don't think it does).

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May 10, 2002, 5:55am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Yeah....Question is though - For HOW LONG??? With AWcom's current budget,
it certainly can't be very long IMHO...

> The feature lists in this version would even impress Eep, if he was still
> around (which he fortunately isn't) - perhaps the price increases changed
> the emphasis in AW's development to the user instead of the "corporate
> partners."

This should have been AW's PRIORITY objective FROM DAY ONE rather than
throwing together some "virtual mall" which I doubt very many people even
knew EXISTED (let alone WENT TO) and thinking they'd just get dirty freakin'
"filthy rich" off that "mall" (yeah right! Makes me wonder just how many
bridges they're bartering on eBay) while treating US - THEIR USERS like the
CRAP we've been "treated to" over the past several months (Granted some
people more so and longer than others, but still).

This is EXACTGLY why I continue to boast about Live365 because THEY *know*
where they'd be without their users. That is OUT OF BUSINESS & IN DEBT
PAYING OFF LEGAL BILLS!!!

And if AWcom doesn't watch it, THEY will be "out of business" *themselves*
before long (And AW only has to worry about NetBroadcaster.com being exposed
to the CARP).

This release even includes improved security in ejections, which
> I feel has been by far the most lacking aspect of the browser - this will
> save AW (as well as myself, the peacekeepers, and every other world
> caretaker) a heck of a lot of trouble in dealing with pranksters.

One feature *I'd* like to see (BTW....Why wasn't this thread cross-posted
onto WISHLIST until now?? Found that to be kinda strange) is mass DELETION
capabilities. It's funny though how we can just simply hit CTRL+INSERT and
not only duplicate but also place an object in sequential place, but yet you
can't DELETE objects in the same manner.

Is it just me not hitting the right keys (like SHIFT+DELETE) or is this just
yet another MUCH NEEDED improvement left out of 3.3???

> Unlike Goober King, I never had any doubt that AW would be around at least
> for a while - my concern was what state the universe would be in after a
few
> months. That still remains to be seen, but the features in 3.3 are a step
> in the right direction.

I took a perhaps more subtle "wait and see" approach myself, however though
I too had the same concern you did Brant (among other things at the time).
But youi are right. We shouldn't complain too loudly (who knows - Morfe
features just may be added when the final product comes out) and it *is* a
step in the right direction. :-)

Just my $.02 worth...Cheers for now everyone :-)

Patrick Cook
Mayor - City of Hamsterville
pchamster at msn.com
Denver, Colorado

May 17, 2002, 2:06am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] So, what's the "magic combination" as it were??? CTRL+DELETE ???

I'd love to give it a try sometime (it'll help save me LOADS of time
deleting stuff in the future) :-)

Patrick

May 21, 2002, 2:03am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] [snip....]

Once THIS puppy is complete and registered, I'd LOVE to have a copy. I've
got MSN Messenger (In fact, I'm on MSN Broadband to boot). It sure won't
replace the ol' adage of covering your land, but it WILL help deter those
who choose to deface land you have no intention of covering aside from
laying a road alongside it because you have no other use for it though. :-)

Now, if it could TALK and was able to alter the weather to match the
seasons........ :-)))))

Cheers for now :-)

Patrick Cook
Mayor - City of Hamsterville
pchamster at msn.com
Denver, Colorado
http://home.talkcity.com/MinivanAve/patrick32/

May 21, 2002, 11:59pm

Hi everyone:

In a galaxy far far away, known as wishlist, an identify claiming to be
known as "anduin" <anduin at anduin-lothario.com> scrolled for all to see in
message news:d5nleucd1477firdbganh7tumet19qd35v at 4ax.com...

> Actually it wasn't readable, comes up with an icon that you need to
> double click on to save and run... It comes up in code when you hit
> "reply" and it quoted...

Something must be askew in your settings or....

> Outlook Express is the worse news reader out there unless you know how
> to use it properly. I was using Outlook just recently but finally got
> sick of it because of it being so slow in the AW newsgroups...

Which version of OE do you have??? I have OE 6.0 and I have NO problems
with it. It even decoded those binary attachments in General Discussion
(one of which was mine) without a flaw. :-)

> The reason for it being slow is because I save ALL threads to hard
> drive and never delete them so that I can look back to years of
> posting.

Perhaps you need to start DELETING old threads and posts. I tried doing
this with Eudora and email. Each time my folders got bigger and bigger, the
longer the program took to load. It all adds up...

Outlook Express took over 1 minute to change newsgroups or
> even close it whilst the community group was listed... It's a bad
> program.

See above.

> I've noticed that some people using outlook express haven't even got
> their text WRAPPED which requires us to scroll to the right until the
> whole sentance is complete.

Namely who??

Also does anyone else notice his observations or are his settings off???

> Forte Agent and Free Agent, are one of the BEST news readers out
> there, fast and fully customizable per group...

Yeah....If you PAY for it.

I think you might wanna run Windows Update Anduin. You might be missing out
on more than you think. :-)

Cheers for now everyone :-)

Patrick Cook
Mayor - City of Hamsterville
pchamster at msn.com
Denver, Colorado

May 30, 2002, 12:40am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] KAH, this isn't always an option in some news readers. What newsreader are
you running??? Better yet, what VERSION of it are you running???

Sounds like you need to UPGRADE some of your software. You can do so quite
easily by going to http://catchup.cnet.com/ and download the little program
the site uses. It's kinda like running Windows Update. Ya really ought to
try it sometime.

BTW...WHO were you calling a morfon earlier??? Just curious....

Cheers for now everyone :-)

Patrick Cook
Owner - Pub 102X (An ActiveWorlds 3D Homepage)
Mayor - City of Hamsterville (A town on AlphaWorld)
pchamster at msn.com
Denver, Colorado

May 30, 2002, 12:22am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Speaking as a 3DHP Owner, I have to agree with KAH on this one as I'm not
too keen on this WhoIs festure either.

However though, in the event of major abuse or harrassment problems, it
*would* be nice to have at the server side 'cause then this way the server
can dig into the world or 3DHP log files to view previous ejections and give
the owner the OPTION to have his ISP automatically contacted. But even
then, this should ONLY be used ONLY in the event of multiple ejections.

However, the drawback to this concept is that it's also a target for misuse
and/or abuse BY THE OWNER and I'm sure the LAST thing an ISP wants to do is
terminate someone's account simply because the world or 3DHP Owner doesn't
like their client due to personal reasons. The ISPs have better things to
do asnd worry about than some petty feud betweeen two people.

If this isn't a contradictory post, I dunno what is. :-) *LOL!*

Anyhow...Just my $.02 worth..... Cheers for now everyone :-)

Patrick Cook
Owner - Pub 102X
Mayor - City of Hamsterville
pchamster at msn.com
Denver, Colorado

Jun 10, 2002, 5:38am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] I believe there's an UNDO option in there to under the EDIT pull down menu.
However though, I do agree that there should be a Hot Key such as
(preferrably!) the ESC key assigned to it.

This is particularly important when the mouse driver crashes and you're
basically left with a transparent mouse pointer and you need to get out of
there to reboot the computer via Hot Keys. :-)

Just a thought....Cheers for now everyone :-)

Patrick Cook
Mayor - City of Hamsterville
pchamster at msn.com
Denver, Colorado

Jun 14, 2002, 2:40am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] [snip...]

> AW's is too slow and
> takes forever to adjust the visibility distance (when set to do so) and it
> would be nice if this was improved. It'd also be nice to have wireframe
and
> untextured modes within AW without having to use a separate program like
> 3D-Analyzer to do it (which doesn't allow them to be changed with the
> program running).

It'd also be nice to have the VISIBILITY setting be a user preference which
STAYS IN PLACE instead of defaulting back to 60 meters each time the browser
is booted.

> Yet more "wishes"...feel free to post this to the AW newsgroups since I
> still can't.

AWcom should GIVE this guy a cit as HE is doing (what's SUPPOSED to be)
THEIR FREAKIN' JOB in the PROMOTION & PR area....

Ohh.....but THAT wouldn't put food on Rick & JP's table would it???

Or should I say that it wouldn't put $$$ in Rick & JP's F*CKIN' WALLETS,
would it???

> Thanx Eep for the inside scoop on this....

GO EEP GO!!!

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster

Jun 17, 2002, 2:59am

Hi everyone:

True Agent1, but it's hardly important compared to the other stuff
though....

But if someone has like mAybe five minutes to spare.... :-)

Just a thought.... :-)

PC Hamster

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Jul 17, 2002, 11:28pm

Hi everyone:

It it just me or am I left alone in wondering WHY we have the complex
capabilities of chatting in 3D, yet we *don't* have (what SHOULD be!) THE
SIMPLEST feature such as paragraph sentencing in telegrams???

I mean it's kinda awkward whednn you're trying to send a telegram, but yet
PROOF READING it to ensure you've including everything you wanted to say or
to check for spelling errors is like reading the legalese fine print on a
document.

I can't evedn imagine what it's like for the person trying to READ the
darned thing.

There should also be a SEPERATE pop up window that contains the actual
telegram. A sound file or a message to the world bot (or even using the
current Operator - if not a combination of all three) can (still) be used to
inform the person they have a telegram. The world bot (or the nearest
closest bot in case of AW towns) can then whisper to the user that there's a
telegram waiting for them (the user) unless the user sees the Operator
message (which isn't hard to miss in a crowded area)

For bot owners, it would be like the bot having a "contact list" of its own.
Plus it could act as a meassenger. Kinda cool, eh???

Comments??? Tar??? Feathers??? Flames??? ALL OF THE ABOVE??? *GASP!* :-)

Patrick

Jul 19, 2002, 5:51am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] I have to agree with Dion on this one. If this were allowed, it'd *also* be
just our luck for some script kiddie TROLL to write a bot capable of doing
this very thing using spoofed cits or (even worse!) EXPIRED cits.

And just HOW would they acquire such things you say??? AlphaWorld is FILLED
with builds and other objects laid down by people who, for one reason or
another, are NO LONGER with us OR have rejoined using a new (at that time)
cit name (which is their current cit).

OTOH...I just had ANOTHER idea hit me. More on that in another thread...
:-)

Cheers for now :-)

Patrick

P.S.: There's also services such as Yahoo! Groups just in case I, as a
mayor, needed to get a hold of the City Council for something, it could be
done via a CLOSED list in which ONLY myself and other appropriate city
personnel could be notified by email :-) I'm sure many other towns use
these services too... :-)

Jul 19, 2002, 6:27am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Hey Slim - Do you NOT know that GATOR CORPORATION is a LEADING MANUFACTURER
of SPYWARE????

Are you THAT _DUMB & CLUELESS_?!?!?

ROTFLMAO!!!! Good luck GETTING RID OF IT!!!! :-) hahahahahahah *LOL!*

Patrick

Jul 19, 2002, 8:41pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] HOW can you guys be so NAIVE?!?!?!?

Just don't let the folks at RealNetworks hear you say what you just said
Dion. They just *might* give you a FREE copy of the paid version of
RealOne.

Only there's just one *tiny* little catch. It's SPYWARE also (only more
sneakier and intrusive, yet less obvious than Gator Corp.).

In short - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!! Otherwise - WAKE UP & SMELL THE DAMN
COFFEE!!!!

Cheers for now everyone :-)

Patrick

Jul 19, 2002, 6:27am

Hi everyone:

As I mentioned earlier, another BRILLIANT idea just hit me.

Now, we all know there a few of us who've had, over the course of time, more
than one cit, which in turn means more than one cit. ID #, right???

What IF AWI (AWI is the new ActiveWorlds, Inc. for those not in the know BTW
:-)) were to somehow ask if a person, when they apply for citizenship, if
they've EVER had a cit before and, if so, to please list either the screen
name used or the cit no.

This info. could be stored in a telegram redirection server in case someone
(like me) sends a telegram to someone who now goes by a different screen
name and now has a different cit. no.

Here's an example of how this would work....

Let's say I'm sending a telegram to someone named MrOwl about a possible
intrusion of his land by some sign-posting troll who has just *possibly*
taken a small chunk of land away from MrOwl on AlphaWorld at 4968N 131E in
the process.

Now, let's assume that MrOwl is NOW known as mrbruce (the owner of the A!!CT
world). The redirecter can then look up MrOwl and realizes he's now known
as mrbruce. The redirecter will then tell the Operator to notify mrbruce
that he has a telegram just as though I had sent it directly to mrbruce. He
then reads the telegram and responds to it.

Cool idea or not???

Patrick

[NOTE: There *is* a sign posting troll at the aforementioned coordinates.,
but I do *not* know just who to contact and the GET have better thin gs to
do than go around deleting signs posted by such trolls if there is a
question as to why the land was never covered. So I just ignore the sign
and move on].

Apr 17, 2003, 9:35pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] A black bacvkground would be A). A lot easier on the eyes and B). A LOT
cooler But unfortunately, REALITY doesn't always agree. Hence, unless the
standard WEB DESIGNING techniques change to meet this REQUIREMENT, there'll
be A LOT of PC users suffering from BLINDNESS by age 50. Hopefully speech
synthesizer hardware devices like the one a friend of mine uses will be
perfected in such a way that one could use just about ANY type of
application by then. :-)

Also, I tried using a black background myself using AW 3.2 and later 3.3 and
ran into some graphics (DirectX related?) issues as well. :-( Hopefully
this has been remedied with 3.4 Beta. :-) *crossing fingers*

Cheers for now :-)

Patrick

Apr 16, 2003, 7:20am

Hi everyone:

I'm BAAACK after a LONG hiatus.....Missed everyone...

Just downloaded AW 3.4 Beta (albeit in a different directory than where 3.3
is installed, though I may just go ahead and replace it with the beta
upgrade anyways :-)) and was exploring around AlphaWorld (Going down that
MAZE of a road better known as Abbey Road which FierceFerrette recently laid
down) and was wondering just how much effort would it take to make Perfect
Road Alignment For Avatars possible.

What do I mean by "Perfect Road Alignment For Avatars" you say??

Well....picture this. Most of us who go down a road which uses street1.rwx
like to use the lane in which normal cars would travel down first, right
(Right lane in the U.S., left lane in the UK and other parts of the world)??
Of course we do. However, given the fact that making a CLEAN turn around a
corner is EXTREMELY hard, but possible, I was wondering just how much more
work would it take to make Perfect Road Alignment For Avatars an option
whereas the browser can put the user in a position where they can down
straight down the road simply by pointing with your avatar the direction you
wish to travel.

The user can then slide over a little if the alignment is too close to the
middle of the road if needed simply by using the SHIFT+ARROW (or SHIFT+4 or
6 for those who like to use the keypad).

Take a piece of street1.rwx, mentally split it down the middle and give it
some thought. The responses on this should be interesting... :-)

Nice to be back.... :-)

Cheers for now :-)

Patrick Cook
Mayor - City of Hamsterville
pchamster at attbi.com
Denver, Colorado

Apr 16, 2003, 7:28pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Yeah....Especially since they tend to slide from one side of the road to the
other as they move along.... :-) *LOL!*

But seriously though....At least it's wishful thinking :-)

Patrick

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Apr 17, 2003, 9:13pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Either that or simply turn the avatar with the keyboard and have it go down
the middle of the lane as if the road had "invisible grooves" of some sort
in it.

I once tried using a bump warp command option built within the road so that
avatars could move by themselves by lining up some window objects buried
pretty deep into the ground along BOTH sides of South Harborview Avenue once
I started building my train system, but that was apparently too confusing to
the browser and/or server as I found myself going Northbound when in fact I
was headed Southbound (in short, I found myself going UNCONTROLLABLY
BACKWARDS unless I was able to slide completely off the road). It got so
bad, I had to remove ALL of those window objects just so I could use the
street again.

But yeah....I suppose a point and click feature could work to accomplish
this. Point with the avatar in the direction you wish to travel and then
click ANYWHERE on the screen in the area of the road you want to travel on
and *VOILA!*. Perfect alignment. :-)

Make sense?? Comments anyone??

Apr 17, 2003, 9:22pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] It's not only annoying to watch, but it's also annoying when you're trying
to go down the road to GO SOMEWHERE!! As some of you know, I'm NOT one who
likes to teleport to places I can just as easily get to by land, sea, or air
(easpecially in AlphaWorld). Just ask Yeti or BlankaM. They can vouch for
me on this. :-)

Now, OTOH, if we're talking going from Hamsterville all the way to someplace
ONTHE VERY EDGES of AlphaWorld (regardless of direction), THEN I'll teleport
(or at least warp my way) there (unless I decide to fly) as this would be
MUCH quicker. :-)

Cheers for now :-)

Apr 20, 2003, 6:15am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] A *SITTING* function would also be nice so I can do things like sit on
couches, chairs, etc. I mean what's the point in having furniture if we
have to STAND on it?? If WE stood on certain pieces of furniture and got
caught by our parents, OUR seats would be a certain color by the time our
parents got through :-} *Hint* *Hint*

Cheers for now :-)

Patrick Cook (e.g. PC Hamster)
Mayor - City of Hamsterville
pchamster at attbi.com
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city)

Apr 20, 2003, 6:26am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] BOTH of these would be MUCH better than using some "color scheme". It's bad
enough we look like the Department of Homeland Security (or is it the other
way around?).

Just my opinion....Cheers for now everyone :-)

Patrick Cook (e.g. PC Hamster)
Mayor - City of Hamsterville
pchamster at attbi.com
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city)

Apr 19, 2003, 8:02pm

Hi everyone:

I've got a few building projects in mind (yes I said BUILDING projects....As
in I actually CREATE A BUILDING), however in order to do them the way I'd
like, I need to know how I can make (or whwe I can get) the following....

* Budweiser logo (I know FierceFerrette has a Miller Beer logo in his bar on
Abbey Road) but I'd like a Budweiser logo for events and a sports bar I plan
to build near Bear Stadium in the Cedar Town District (there is some open
space nearby that I can take up)

* Sale mages of electronics and furniture stores - After seeing the shopping
mall BlankaM built in Blankaborg, I figured a shopping mall would look nice
in Hamsterville as well. However, I'd like to have it sell MORE than just
clothes. I plan on adding a few electronics and maybe furniture stores as
well (No...I don't plan on making any REAL $$$ off this mall, it's strictly
a virtual mall :-)). Some sale images from grocery stores would be useful
as well, though maybe not neccessarly for the mall

* Gas Station Bell - A good sized town like Hamsterville needs a place for
someone to get some go juice for their car. However, I'm thinking about
building the gas stations around Hamsterville a lot like the full service
stations of yesteryear in the RW (Remember the old Conoco, Texaco, Amoco, or
Phillips 66 your parents or grandparents used to go to when you were just a
kid in the back seat always asking the question of "Are We There Yet?" that
your kids ask nowadays) :-) I can embed this bell within an object which
would sound when someone pulls into the station. :-)

If anyone could help me out here, it would be appreciated (Even source URLs
would do if the image isn't on a service which blocks remote linkage of
images). :-)

Many thanks in advance & Cheers for now :-)

Patrick Cook (e.g. PC Hamster)
Mayor - City of Hamsterville
pchamster at attbi.com
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city)

Apr 20, 2003, 6:22am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Thanks Justin (and Lady). Found a few other .WAV files on that site you
posted Lady which I may also be able to use as well. :-)

Justin, what object would suggest I go with as the LARGEST (this is so I
don't go any bigger)?? I'm assuming a sign4.rwx would be large enough,
right??

Apr 21, 2003, 2:22am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] If so, then I suppose we should all take down all the Coke-a-Cola and other
similar stuff too because those are copyrighted too. However, the Budweiser
logo is as much of an institutional icon as the aforementioned Coke-a-Cola
logo. So, HOW do you keep an insitutional icon off of places like
AlphaWorld??

Besides, it's not like AWI is making $$$ off of AlphaWorld or featuring it
on their website....

Just my opinion....Cheers for now :-)

Now, as for the Budweiser logo itself....Justin, do you know of a version
which can be used on a sign in a banner-like fashion (the one I got comes
with a bottle). Does anyone else??Just curious. Not that it's not usable,
but if I can get one that's NOT shaped like a bottle, that would be better
IMO... :-)

Cheers for now everyone :-)

Apr 23, 2003, 12:57am

[View Quote] What would say if I told you I can STILL get Coke Classic at the nearby 7-11
or grocery store?

> I don't know of anymore ads AW has out there. All the soda machine rwx's
have
> virtual drinks. No infringement there.

FWIW...I made sure the snack bar at my Drive-In theater was equipped with a
teleporter with the Coke logo all over it. I also put the logo on a sign
outside the snack bar just above the doors. This is THE SAME logo that Lara
has in that LOVELY house near her object yard.

I don't know if there is a better object to better imitate a vending
machine, but if there IS one, DO post as I'd LOVE to replace that teleporter
with something that looks more like a REAL vending machine instead of
something that looks as if it could easily pass as AN ELEVATOR if ya get
what I mean :-)

> Just letting you know I don't think you are suppose to use it. You make
the
> final decison.

Well....I *am* making the call and have decided to use them. Afterall, the
WORST thing that can happen is the GET is forced to go in and remove the
logo, which they can EASILY do WITHOUT deleting an entire build or (even
worse) the ENTIRE TOWN.

Just my $.02 worth....Cheers for now :-)

Apr 24, 2003, 5:35am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] I'll give it some thought. :-)

Right now it's almost next to LAST on my project list as I'm busy laying
down the walkway and other stuff to FINALLY finish off Embassy Park, which
is the crown jewel of the city's Embassy Park District where Embassy Avenue
is located (Yeti and I have been talking about it rather extensively in the
past :-)).

Ever since DfameD not only left town, but TOOK HIS PROPERTY WITH HIM (or
deleted it and never relocated it), I've been stuck fixing and straightening
roads I had to previously alter to accomondate him and his property (which
he NEVER finished I might add), so I'm using this as an opportunity to
finish building the Embassy Park District (or at least the street and the
park that is :-)).

Ahhh....Such as life in a big virtual city.... :-|

Cheers for now :-)

May 29, 2003, 5:18am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] There's still Paltalk. Ever heard of it?? It's stil;l free last time I
checked. :-)

Patrick

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